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1951 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

FieldValue
TypeNAIA men's basketball tournament
Year1951
ImageSize150px
Caption1951 NAIA national basketball tournament
Teams32
FabFourArenaMunicipal Auditorium
FabFourCityKansas City, Missouri
ChampionsHamline
TitleCount3rd
ChampGameCount3rd
ChampFFCount5th
RunnerFFCount1st
RunnerUpMillikin
GameCount1st
Semifinal1Baldwin-Wallace
FinalFourCount11st
Semifinal2Regis
FinalFourCount22nd
MVPScotty Steagall
MVPTeamMillikin (Ill.)
Attendanceunknown

The 1951 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The 14th Annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.

The championship game featured Hamline and Millikin. It was the first meeting between these two schools in tournament history. The Pipers of Hamline defeated the Big Blue of Millikin, 69–61.

The 1951 Tournament would be Hamline's 5th trip to the NAIA Final Four, and second tournament win, it was also Millikin's only trip to championship game, NAIA Final Four, and first of eventually four tournament berths. The other teams that rounded out the semifinals were Baldwin-Wallace and Regis. The Baldwin-Wallace Yellow Jackets defeated the Regis Rangers, 82–78.

Hamline's win put them on the leader board for most tournament champions with 3. A record that would last until Tennessee State would win in consecutive years. (1957, 1958, 1959.) Three Championships would be a tournament record until 1996 when Oklahoma City won its 4th Championship Title.

Awards and honors

Many of the records set by the 1951 tournament have been broken, and many of the awards were established much later:

  • Leading Scorer Award est. 1963
  • Leading Rebounder Award est. 1963
  • Charles Stevenson Hustle Award est. 1958
  • Coach of the Year est. 1954
  • Player of the Year est. 1994
  • All-time scoring leaders; second appearance: Lloyd Thorgaard, 10th, Hamline (Minn.) (1950,51,52,53), 15 games, 111 field goals, 61 free throws, 283 total points, 18.9 average per game; James Fritsche, 14th, Hamline (Minn.) (1950,51,52,53), 15 games, 113 field goals, 46 free throws, 272 total points, 18.1 average per game.

Bracket

| RD2-group1=**TOP TIER ** | RD2-group2=**TOP TIER ** | RD2-group3=**BOTTOM TIER ** | RD2-group4=**BOTTOM TIER **

| team-width = 170 | score-width = 30

| RD1-team01=Evansville | RD1-score01=85 | RD1-team02=Westminster (PA) | RD1-score02=74

| RD1-team03=Morningside | RD1-score03=66 | RD1-team04=Providence (RI) | RD1-score04=63

| RD1-team05=Regis | RD1-score05=72 | RD1-team06=East Central State (OK) | RD1-score06=55

| RD1-team07=Southwest Texas State | RD1-score07=70 | RD1-team08=Morehead State | RD1-score08=62

| RD1-team09=Millikin | RD1-score09=77 | RD1-team10=Eastern New Mexico | RD1-score10=63

| RD1-team11=East Texas Baptist | RD1-score11=67 | RD1-team12=High Point | RD1-score12=64

| RD1-team13=Pepperdine | RD1-score13=86 | RD1-team14=Eau Claire State | RD1-score14=53

| RD1-team15=Florida State | RD1-score15=85 | RD1-team16=South Dakota State | RD1-score16=70

| RD1-team17=Hamline | RD1-score17=82 | RD1-team18=Rocky Mountain | RD1-score18=57

| RD1-team19=Arkansas Tech | RD1-score19=64 | RD1-team20=Pacific (CA) | RD1-score20=61

| RD1-team21=Central (MO) | RD1-score21=68 | RD1-team22=Southeastern Louisiana | RD1-score22=66

| RD1-team23=New Mexico A&M | RD1-score23=68 | RD1-team24=Glenville State | RD1-score24=54

| RD1-team25=Baldwin-Wallace | RD1-score25=67 | RD1-team26=American | RD1-score26=66

| RD1-team27=Ottawa (KS) | RD1-score27=73 | RD1-team28=Hillsdale | RD1-score28=58

| RD1-team29=Memphis State | RD1-score29=76 | RD1-team30=Portland | RD1-score30=74

| RD1-team31=Hastings | RD1-score31=71 | RD1-team32=Pacific Lutheran | RD1-score32=51

| RD2-team01=Evansville | RD2-score01=75 | RD2-team02=Morningside | RD2-score02=62

| RD2-team03=Regis | RD2-score03=82 | RD2-team04=Southwest Texas State | RD2-score04=64

| RD2-team05=Millikin | RD2-score05=80 | RD2-team06=East Texas Baptist | RD2-score06=62

| RD2-team07=Pepperdine | RD2-score07=59 | RD2-team08=Florida State | RD2-score08=61

| RD2-team09=Hamline | RD2-score09=64 | RD2-team10=Arkansas Tech | RD2-score10=52

| RD2-team11=Central | RD2-score11=69 | RD2-team12=New Mexico A&M | RD2-score12=73

| RD2-team13=Baldwin-Wallace | RD2-score13=68 | RD2-team14=Ottawa | RD2-score14=67

| RD2-team15=Memphis State | RD2-score15=81 | RD2-team16=Hastings | RD2-score16=79*

| RD3-team01=Evansville | RD3-score01=68 | RD3-team02=Regis | RD3-score02=70

| RD3-team03=Millikin | RD3-score03=91 | RD3-team04=Florida State | RD3-score04=60

| RD3-team05=Hamline | RD3-score05=80 | RD3-team06=New Mexico A&M | RD3-score06=56

| RD3-team07=Baldwin-Wallace | RD3-score07=90 | RD3-team08=Memphis State | RD3-score08=67

| RD4-team01=Regis | RD4-score01=70 | RD4-team02=Millikin | RD4-score02=88

| RD4-team03=Hamline | RD4-score03=78 | RD4-team04=Baldwin-Wallace | RD4-score04=62

| RD5-team01=Millikin | RD5-score01=61 | RD5-team02=Hamline | RD5-score02=69

| RD5-team03=Baldwin-Wallace | RD5-score03=82 | RD5-team04=Regis | RD5-score04=78

    • denotes overtime.

References

References

  1. "NAIA.org".
  2. [http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/naia/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mensd1champhistory.pdf NAIA Championship History] {{webarchive. link. (2008-05-15)
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